Latin America Archives

500 Global Latin America Celebrates 10 years

Managing Partner Santiago Zavala looks back on the evolution of Latin America’s startup ecosystem and tells us why he’s excited about the future.

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500 LatAm Welcomes Batch 15 Startups to its Somos Lucha Program

We selected 10 companies out of 1,040. They hail from Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, and for the first time, Costa Rica.

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With $82M in Fresh Funding, Alexis Patjane Continues to Build Logistics Company 99minutos

It’s a long way from the company’s humble beginnings as an on-demand hookah seller. Co-founder and CEO Alexis Patjane joins us on our Rise of the Next podcast to discuss those early days and what's next.

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How Andres Sarrazola is Turning Ayenda into One of the Biggest Budget Hotel Chains in Latin America

By the end of 2022, the company expects to have more than 1,000 hotels under its brand.

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500 Global Unveils Batch 14 of Somos Lucha, As Investor Interest in Latin America Heats Up

The 10 companies hail from Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, the U.S. and Ecuador.

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500 Startups Welcomes 7 Companies into Batch 13 of Somos Lucha LatAm

Our team selected them out of a record 2,107 applications.

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Full Speed Ahead with 500 Startups LatAm’s Batch 12

The pandemic has challenged companies and whole industries, so it is truly encouraging to see thousands of entrepreneurs--real hustlers--rise up to the challenge.

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500 Global Welcomes New Partner Flavio Dias

Flavio has helped companies and multinationals launch their online operations in Brazil for nearly two decades. He will help 500 Global step up its presence in the country.

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